- India’s vegetable oil economy is world’s fourth largest after USA, China & Brazil.
- The oilseed accounts for 13% of the Gross Cropped Area, 3% of the Gross National Product and 10% value of all agricultural commodities.
- This sector has recorded annual growth rate of area, production and yield @ 2.44%, 5.47% and 2.96% respectively during last decade (1999-2009).
- The diverse agro-ecological conditions in the country are favourable for growing 9 annual oilseed crops, which include 7 edible oilseeds (groundnut, rapeseed & mustard, soybean, sunflower, sesame, safflower and niger) and two non-edible oilseeds (castor and linseed).
- Oilseeds cultivation is undertaken across the country in about 27 million hectares mainly on marginal lands, of which 72% in confined to rainfed farming. India is one of the major oilseeds grower and importer of edible oils.
- A substantial portion of our requirement of edible oil is met through import of palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia.
- Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs), like sal, mahua, simarouba, kokum, olive, karanja, jatropha, neem, jojoba, cheura, wild apricot, walnut, tung etc. are cultivated/grow in the country under different agro-climatic conditions in a scattered form in forest and non-forest areas as well as in waste land /deserts/hilly areas.
National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) envisages increase in production of vegetable oils sourced from oilseeds, oil palm and TBOs from 7.06 million tonnes (average of 2007-08 to 2011-12) to 9.51 million tonnes by the end of Twelfth Plan (2016-17).
The Mission is proposed to be implemented through three Mini Missions with specific target - Mini Mission on Oil Seeds,Mini Mission on Oil Palm,Mini Mission on Tree Borne Oil seeds.
The strategy to implement the proposed Mission will include increasing Seed Replacement Ratio (SRR).
Aims : - Increasing irrigation coverage under oil seeds from 26% to 36%.
- Diversification of area from low yielding cereals crops to oil seeds crops
- Inter-cropping of oil seeds with cereals/ pulses/ sugarcane
- Use of fallow land after paddy /potato cultivation
- Expansion of cultivation of Oil Palm & TBOs in watersheds and wastelands
- Enhancing procurement of oil seeds and collection & processing of TBOs
- Cost of the interventions proposed under the Mission will be in the ratio of 75:25 between the Central and the State Government
The oilseeds and oil palm development programme of ISOPOM along with liability of ISOPOM and tree borne oilseeds development programme for the approved programme will be subsumed under the Mission.
MISSION STRUCTURE:
Executive Committee (EC): At the apex level, the Mission will be monitored by a high level Executive Committee (EC) Chaired by the Union Minister of Agriculture.EC will be the policy making body providing suitable directives and guidance to the Mission and reviewing the overall progress and development of the Mission. EC will lay down and also amend the operational guidelines regarding day to day operation of the Mission.
Standing Committee (SC): A Standing Committee will be constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary (A&C) to oversee activities of the Mission and to approve the Annual Action Plans (AAP) of the states and implementing agencies under the Mission.
Mission Monitoring Committee (MMC): A Mission Monitoring Committee will be constituted under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (Oilseeds) DAC who will also be the Ex-Officio Mission Director of NMOOP, to oversee the monitoring activities of the three Mini Missions
A State Level Standing Committee will be constituted by the State Government under the Chairmanship of Agriculture Production Commissioner/Principal Secretary/Secretary (Agriculture)
The State Governments may have in place a sound mechanism for involvement of PRIs in the formulation, prioritization of activities & identification of beneficiaries at grass root level.
